1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 51e384828e..93b5d97fdb 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -207,6 +207,29 @@ struct object *lookup_object_by_type(struct repository *r,
 	}
 }
 
+enum peel_status peel_object(struct repository *r,
+			     const struct object_id *name,
+			     struct object_id *oid)
+{
+	struct object *o = lookup_unknown_object(r, name);
+
+	if (o->type == OBJ_NONE) {
+		int type = oid_object_info(r, name, NULL);
+		if (type < 0 || !object_as_type(o, type, 0))
+			return PEEL_INVALID;
+	}
+
+	if (o->type != OBJ_TAG)
+		return PEEL_NON_TAG;
+
+	o = deref_tag_noverify(r, o);
+	if (!o)
+		return PEEL_INVALID;
+
+	oidcpy(oid, &o->oid);
+	return PEEL_PEELED;
+}
+
 struct object *parse_object_buffer(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid, enum object_type type, unsigned long size, void *buffer, int *eaten_p)
 {
 	struct object *obj;